Garson, the actor who played Blatch on six seasons and in two films of 'Sex and the City,' sadly died at the age of 57 on Tuesday.
I couldn't help but wonder... what would Carrie Bradshaw have been without her gay best friend?
Stanford Blatch was always sort of living in the shadow of Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte. And while he wasn't invited to their countless lunches or brunches, he was still always there for Carrie.HBO / Courtesy Everett Collection Stanford provided an archetype in the late '90s — that the gay character can be clumsy, awkward and doofy and still sit with the cool kids. He didn't let any of that get in the way of being ruthlessly bitchy and in the process delivering some of the best one-liners and jokes that ever graced a"Sex and the City" script. Under all that hard exterior was a softness, though. Carrie saw him for what he truly was: a good friend with a heart of gold.
Stanford and the man who played him made an indelible mark on pop culture, bringing a gay character as center as possible in one of the straightest shows ever and always holding his own. Maybe the queerest thing about him was his wit, and this above all else made him beloved by everyone. Willie Garson, the man who played him,In honor of him and his legacy on-screen in"Sex and the City," here we rounded up Stanford Blatch's best quotes, moments and episodes.
"Monogamy is on its way out again. It had a brief comeback in the '90s, but as the millennium approaches, everyone’s leaving their options open.""A New Yorker who does not take the subway is not a New Yorker you can trust.""Oh my God ... she’s fashion roadkill!"Episode 12 of season two dives into Stanford's dating life a little more than previously seen, when he begins diving into cyber sex.
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